Race Change

Updated: 3 months ago

Article ID: 23684

You can purchase a Race Change to change the race, but not the faction, of a character. All sales are final, and the only way to reverse the process is to buy another Race Change after a 3-day cooldown.

Note: Wait at least 30 minutes before logging in. It may take up to 72 hours after payment for the Race Change to complete.

Restrictions

Pending Name Changes, Appearance Changes, or Character Transfers prevent the purchase of a Race Change.

What Changes

Each Race Change includes an Appearance Change and optional Name Change. If you choose a new character name, other players cannot use the old name on the realm for 30 days. You can create a new character with the old name within that time if you want to keep it.

The reputation level associated with the character's previous race is switched with that of the character's new race. All other reputations are unaffected.Note: Allied Race reputations are neutral. Converting to or from an Allied Race—e.g. Highmountain Tauren or Lightforged Draenei—will have no effect on those reputation levels.

The character's Armory profile will eventually reflect your changes.

What Doesn't Change

Equipment, Inventory, and Currencies—some quest items will not carry over.